PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised Item(1) March February (R) Monthly 2003 2003 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 105,187 101,635 3,552 Net Adjustments 249 207 41 Total, Census Basis 104,939 101,427 3,511 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,598 4,454 144 Wine and related products 513 480 32 Food oils, oilseeds 134 101 32 Bakery products 370 342 28 Cocoa beans 72 53 19 Dairy products and eggs 109 93 16 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 315 300 15 Vegetables 401 387 15 Fruits, frozen juices 446 434 12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 134 124 10 Green coffee 118 108 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 31 4 Other foods 356 352 4 Cane and beet sugar 45 46 -1 Nuts 62 64 -2 Meat products 493 498 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 73 84 -11 Fish and shellfish 924 959 -35 Industrial supplies and materials 28,346 25,865 2,481 Crude oil 8,936 8,262 674 Gas-natural 2,421 1,892 530 Petroleum products, other 1,677 1,239 438 Fuel oil 1,454 1,213 242 Liquefied petroleum gases 545 370 174 Nickel 165 71 93 Nuclear fuel materials 228 145 83 Electric energy 218 141 77 Iron and steel mill products 724 650 74 Industrial supplies, other 1,294 1,252 43 Bauxite and aluminum 630 598 32 Plastic materials 714 682 31 Tobacco, waxes, etc 321 293 28 Paper and paper products 573 545 28 Chemicals-fertilizers 338 315 22 Plywood and veneers 143 128 15 Chemicals-inorganic 320 305 15 Shingles, wallboard 642 629 13 Newsprint 246 234 12 Blank tapes, audio & visual 215 204 11 Natural rubber 89 81 9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 64 8 Zinc 74 68 6 Tin 20 14 6 Wool, silk, etc. 58 52 6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 346 340 5 Nonferrous metals, other 110 105 5 Nontextile floor tiles 192 188 4 Synthetic cloth 351 348 3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 48 45 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 117 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 104 102 2 Hides and skins 12 10 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 203 202 1 Finished textile supplies 216 216 0 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 471 471 0 Lumber 484 486 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 406 408 -2 Hair, waste materials 38 40 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 171 176 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 319 327 -7 Farming materials, livestock 62 69 -7 Leather and furs 65 73 -8 Finished metal shapes 594 604 -10 Coal and related fuels 101 113 -11 Other precious metals 277 292 -15 Copper 134 152 -18 Chemicals-organic 1,023 1,064 -41 Nonmonetary gold 175 218 -43 Steelmaking materials 198 242 -45 Capital goods, except automotive 23,288 23,309 -21 Computer accessories 4,422 4,520 -98 Telecommunications equipment 1,888 1,982 -94 Photo, service industry machinery 771 832 -62 Electric apparatus 1,841 1,902 -61 Civilian aircraft 827 858 -31 Business machines and equipment 489 519 -30 Measuring, testing, control instruments 768 797 -29 Industrial machines, other 1,530 1,556 -26 Computers 1,482 1,501 -18 Materials handling equipment 509 522 -13 Parts-civilian aircraft 370 381 -11 Food, tobacco machinery 131 142 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 281 286 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 163 165 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 55 57 -2 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 2 0 Commercial vessels, other 6 4 2 Marine engines, parts 64 62 2 Wood, glass, plastic 411 404 8 Railway transportation equipment 85 74 11 Textile, sewing machines 85 73 12 Specialized mining 36 24 13 Drilling & oilfield equipment 107 94 14 Metalworking machine tools 506 485 22 Industrial engines 785 740 45 Medicinal equipment 1,314 1,265 49 Agricultural machinery, equipment 377 323 54 Excavating machinery 385 330 54 Engines-civilian aircraft 658 598 60 Semiconductors 2,061 1,998 62 Generators, accessories 877 812 65 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,203 16,852 351 Consumer goods 27,481 27,075 406 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,380 3,885 495 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,017 1,821 196 TV's, VCR's, etc 1,860 1,770 90 Other household goods 2,918 2,845 72 Household appliances 1,002 936 67 Motorcycles and parts 332 298 33 Jewelry 738 714 24 Photo equipment 157 148 9 Records, tapes, and disks 120 118 2 Numismatic coins 30 32 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 102 104 -2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,437 1,440 -3 Glassware, chinaware 183 187 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 279 283 -4 Stereo equipment, etc 524 529 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 413 419 -6 Books, printed matter 273 280 -7 Gem diamonds 965 972 -8 Rugs 140 149 -9 Footwear 1,028 1,039 -11 Musical instruments 124 135 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 343 360 -17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 519 538 -19 Gem stones, other 137 165 -27 Camping apparel and gear 537 567 -30 Writing and art supplies 829 867 -38 Pleasure boats and motors 173 249 -75 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,231 2,307 -77 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,260 3,353 -93 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 428 565 -137 Other goods 4,022 3,873 150 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2003 2002 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 308,574 270,973 37,601 Net Adjustments 651 738 -88 Total, Census Basis 307,923 270,235 37,688 Foods, feeds, and beverages 13,586 11,844 1,741 Wine and related products 1,473 1,287 186 Food oils, oilseeds 344 267 77 Bakery products 1,052 842 211 Cocoa beans 240 115 125 Dairy products and eggs 297 262 35 Alcoholic bevs, excluding wine 902 803 99 Vegetables 1,236 1,011 225 Fruits, frozen juices 1,343 1,250 92 Feedstuff and foodgrains 393 375 18 Green coffee 345 232 113 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 101 83 18 Other foods 1,039 872 167 Cane and beet sugar 119 115 4 Nuts 184 177 7 Meat products 1,524 1,478 46 Tea, spices, etc. 224 206 18 Fish and shellfish 2,770 2,470 300 Industrial supplies and materials 79,155 57,791 21,364 Crude oil 24,629 14,263 10,365 Gas-natural 5,600 2,466 3,134 Petroleum products, other 4,121 2,559 1,561 Fuel oil 3,908 1,570 2,338 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,442 800 643 Nickel 300 214 86 Nuclear fuel materials 671 454 216 Electric energy 481 365 116 Iron and steel mill products 2,127 2,255 -129 Industrial supplies, other 3,815 3,313 502 Bauxite and aluminum 1,860 1,551 309 Plastic materials 2,054 1,662 393 Tobacco, waxes, etc 897 850 47 Paper and paper products 1,652 1,414 237 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,056 743 314 Plywood and veneers 405 356 49 Chemicals-inorganic 951 929 22 Shingles, wallboard 1,921 1,766 155 Newsprint 728 781 -53 Blank tapes, audio & visual 618 569 50 Natural rubber 256 133 123 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 221 191 30 Zinc 225 238 -13 Tin 46 38 8 Wool, silk, etc. 161 145 16 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,030 1,078 -48 Nonferrous metals, other 328 322 7 Nontextile floor tiles 566 495 70 Synthetic cloth 1,050 1,005 46 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 146 136 10 Materials, excluding chemicals 367 380 -13 Synthetic rubber--primary 300 266 35 Hides and skins 34 36 -2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 589 535 54 Finished textile supplies 647 562 85 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,377 1,271 106 Lumber 1,481 1,988 -507 Cotton, natural fibers 26 25 1 Iron and steel, advanced 1,211 1,047 164 Hair, waste materials 118 104 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 522 510 12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 982 896 86 Farming materials, livestock 201 212 -12 Leather and furs 214 222 -8 Finished metal shapes 1,813 1,609 204 Coal and related fuels 280 232 48 Other precious metals 843 751 92 Copper 449 641 -192 Chemicals-organic 3,182 2,870 312 Nonmonetary gold 595 500 95 Steelmaking materials 658 474 184 Capital goods, except automotive 71,040 69,294 1,746 Computer accessories 13,819 15,093 -1,275 Telecommunications equipment 5,764 5,287 477 Photo, service industry machinery 2,496 2,080 415 Electric apparatus 5,627 5,291 336 Civilian aircraft 2,832 3,703 -870 Business machines and equipment 1,537 990 547 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,323 2,078 245 Industrial machines, other 4,613 4,336 276 Computers 4,816 3,799 1,017 Materials handling equipment 1,525 1,367 158 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,146 1,270 -124 Food, tobacco machinery 393 363 31 Pulp and paper machinery 858 811 47 Laboratory testing instruments 483 502 -19 Nonfarm tractors and parts 168 158 10 Vessels, except scrap 4 0 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 53 8 46 Commercial vessels, other 16 13 3 Marine engines, parts 172 135 37 Wood, glass, plastic 1,253 951 302 Railway transportation equipment 252 236 16 Textile, sewing machines 240 215 25 Specialized mining 85 93 -8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 364 323 41 Metalworking machine tools 1,445 1,336 109 Industrial engines 2,271 2,280 -9 Medicinal equipment 3,810 3,318 492 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,054 932 121 Excavating machinery 1,043 985 58 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,909 2,271 -362 Semiconductors 6,066 6,307 -241 Generators, accessories 2,603 2,763 -160 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 50,948 47,577 3,371 Consumer goods 81,377 71,417 9,960 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,194 9,285 2,909 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,786 5,325 461 TV's, VCR's, etc 5,299 5,363 -64 Other household goods 8,615 7,345 1,270 Household appliances 2,842 2,436 406 Motorcycles and parts 860 746 114 Jewelry 2,298 2,164 134 Photo equipment 452 433 18 Records, tapes, and disks 352 299 54 Numismatic coins 91 27 63 Nursery stock, etc. 312 294 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,356 3,723 633 Glassware, chinaware 559 486 73 Apparel, household goods - wool 851 725 126 Stereo equipment, etc 1,603 1,872 -269 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,233 1,038 195 Books, printed matter 835 785 50 Gem diamonds 2,963 2,937 25 Rugs 431 375 56 Footwear 3,060 2,729 331 Musical instruments 374 326 48 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,034 929 105 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,617 1,438 179 Gem stones, other 434 386 49 Camping apparel and gear 1,622 1,418 204 Writing and art supplies 2,536 2,367 169 Pleasure boats and motors 597 449 148 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 6,824 5,810 1,014 Apparel, household goods - cotton 9,884 8,257 1,627 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,464 1,650 -186 Other goods 11,817 12,310 -493 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-trade or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-76), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2003. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.